Chapter 18
Shi Xi didn’t notice Miao Yi’s expression. He was fully focused on Gu Feining, who was on stage.
Gu Feining looked stunning with the sword.
If she was wearing a traditional customer as well, she would truly resemble a fairy who had descended to earth.
The first time Shi Xi saw Gu Feining, although the situation had been quite unique, he had felt Gu Feining was full of spirit.
He hadn’t expected that for so long, she had hidden well, saying very little to strangers.
The current Gu Feining had a strong sense of vigilance towards male celebrities, and especially towards him. Shi Xi had never thought his popularity would become an obstacle between Gu Feining and himself.
She protected herself firmly, hiding away her light. Only when she stood on stage did her light shine through, unable to remain hidden.
When Gu Feining was on stage, she smiled confidently. It was only when it concerned her field of expertise did she display her confidence. It was just that her expression contained a hint of shyness, probably because she wasn’t used to performing in front of so many people. Acting in shows was different from performing on the spot in a variety show. While acting in shows, if your acting was not good on the first try, you could redo the scene. But in a live program, everything had to be done in one go. The audience would not accompany the actor to film a retake.
When that girl provoked Gu Feining just now, the people present on set had tensed up. Even the director standing at the side was ready to call for the filming to stop.
No one had expected Gu Feining to go on stage.
What was even more unexpected was that she had surprised everyone.
In stark contrast to the girl who performed previously, Gu Feining’s performance had astonished everyone present. She slid the long sword in her hand back into the scabbard and applause rang out. The contestants in her team, who were sitting behind her seat, started to scream hysterically and shout their support for her.
These people had only spent one or two days with her, but they had all accepted her. When she thought of this, Gu Feining was a little proud of herself and felt a sense of achievement.
Ever since Gu Feining had become a mentor, besides trying her best to teach her fans, she hadn’t really revealed her skills. Some braver contestants would choose mentors to act opposite them, or they would ask Shi Xi. Gu Feining rarely got called on. Furthermore, when she acted opposite the contestants, her role would not be very outstanding. Hence, these few days, besides being serious when she gave comments, she didn’t have many opportunities to show off her skills.
Yue Mei had also been extremely worried, worried that Gu Feining did not speak enough and that she was not outstanding enough.
Only at this moment did she finally feel at ease. People with skills like Gu Feining’s were not afraid of going on stage. She only needed to fear that no one would drag her onto the stage.
Gu Feining stepped off the stage and returned to her seat. The host was still amazed. “Teacher Gu, are you going for the Huashan Discussion on the sword this year? You’ve hidden your skills very well!”
Gu Feining laughed and waved her hands, lowering her head to put her shoes back on. A staff member came over to help her adjust her microphone.
She hadn’t been keen to go on-stage, but that contestant was just too forceful. If she didn’t, that girl would probably have become more presumptuous.
When she checked that contestant’s information, she noticed she had been sent to this show by a large company. It was probably because she started from such a high point that she became so arrogant.
The host asked the girl, “Are you satisfied with Teacher Gu’s performance?”
The contestant probably hadn’t expected the mentor she looked down upon to actually have such excellent skills. The girl’s expression was one of awkwardness. When she spoke, she started to stammer, “Teacher Gu… Is very brilliant⎯⎯”
She was no longer as arrogant as before and her tone became a lot softer. “If Teacher Gu doesn’t pass me, I will accept it. At the start, I felt that if she couldn’t even reach my level, she had no right to criticize me. Now, I realized I was too conceited.”
She had likely noticed her current situation wasn’t looking good and that she had to retreat to progress forward.
Zhong Lin also came forward to ease the atmosphere, praising the girl. It seemed they wanted to give the girl a pass.
Gu Feining had settled down and was already sitting in her seat. She maintained a professional smile as she directly eliminated the girl. “You have good skills and advantages of your own. If you’re lacking, you can learn and make up for it. If your acting skills are lacking, we can teach you bit by bit. But you need to know that in this industry, your attitude is very important as well. Your ability will decide what kind of roles you can get and what kind of jobs you attain while your attitude decides how far you can go. You’re too arrogant, and this stage is unsuitable for you. I hope that in the future, you can get rid of your arrogance and be a down-to-earth actor.”
Gu Feining had made her attitude clear. She did not care about what the other mentors, the screenwriter, and the director thought.
Zhong Lin had always been the kind of person that only said good things so as not to offend people. He looked at Teacher Gu, asking him if he had anything to say.
In contrast, Teacher Gu was a strict person. It seemed he hadn’t expected his contestant to go against a mentor publicly on-stage. After all, she had been very meek in front of him. He did not say much and only said, “Before becoming an actor, you first need to learn how to be a person.”
Only then did Zhong Lin vote against the girl. However, he still said good things, saying that this girl had quite a personality and he hoped that her future would be bright.
The director and the screenwriter also didn’t speak politely. The director said if this girl came to act in one of his shows, he would be unable to bear it. The screenwriter directly voted against it, not stating his reason.
When it became Shi Xi’s turn, he only remained sat on his seat, wearing a serious expression. When the host asked him if he had anything to say to the contestant, Shi Xi said, “I hope this contestant can apologize to Teacher Gu.”
Shi Xi’s expression was stern and the host had never thought Shi Xi, who barely spoke, would say something like that so suddenly. The host felt like the stage today was full of hostility, and that he might accidentally get pulled into the mess.
Judging by Shi Xi’s expression, it did not seem like he was joking. Although that contestant was unwilling, she still apologized, her attitude was not bad. She thanked the mentors for the comments they gave her today and said that she would be a down-to-earth actor in the future. Gu Feining also accepted it. She didn’t care whether the girl apologized or not. She knew that in the future, this girl would probably hate her a lot.
After that, they finally got past the whole segment.
Miao Yi started to move again, taking a seat near Gu Feining. She leaned against the back of Gu Feining’s chair and asked her, “Have you ever felt that Shi Xi… acts quite strangely when it comes to you?”
Gu Feining was still wearing a microphone and did not dare to speak. She was worried her voice would be recorded so she just hit Miao Yi’s forehead, making her return to her seat.
Gu Feining took a look at Shi Xi secretively and it happened that Shi Xi was also looking at her. Their gazes met and Shi Xi smiled. Gu Feining frowned and turned her head to the side. Did this person not know that his smile was a killer? The girls behind her started to scream a bit, saying Shi Xi had smiled at them.
After this incident, the contestants had much better attitudes. The people who had originally looked down on Gu Feining were now respectful, listening properly to Gu Feining’s suggestions. In fact, when they put down their prejudices, they found that Gu Feining’s suggestions were actually practical ones.
Gu Feining also saw the female lead that had been decided by the production team internally. She was indeed pretty, young, and full of vigor, daring to act and to try new things. Although her acting skills were still lacking, she accepted the mentors’ opinions humbly. Zhong Lin had her act a scene with Shi Xi on the spot and it wasn’t bad. After that, everyone gave her a pass.
The filming only ended at ten. Filming three episodes of the show within two days really took a toll on everyone.
Gu Feining returned to her dressing room and changed, preparing to return to the hotel when a staff member came over and talked about eating supper together with everyone.
Gu Feining thought about how she would have nothing to do even after returning to the hotel and agreed. She got in her car and instructed her driver to follow the production team’s car to the restaurant. Gu Feining saw the production team was willing to spend a lot of money as the place they chose was a well-known restaurant. With the staff members eating as well, they were probably going to spend so much money that they might even finish the show’s budget.
Gu Feining got off the car in a good mood. She had just entered when Shi Xi walked over, standing in front of the two of them and blocking their path.
“What’s the matter?” Gu Feining wanted to walk around Shi Xi but was unable to.
“Yuan Jinyan is inside,” Shi Xi’s expression was calm as he asked Gu Feining, “Do you want to leave with me or stay behind?”
Gu Feining hadn’t expected Yuan Jinyan to come here.
“Yuan Jinyan was filming a program next door and waited for us to finish filming to treat us to supper.”
Gu Feining understood immediately. She couldn’t tell whether this matter had anything to do with her or Shi Xi, but if Yuan Jinyan was present during supper, she would find it hard to enjoy the meal. She turned to speak to Xiao Mang, “Please go in and help me tell the director, Teacher Gu, and the rest that I have something that came up suddenly and I’ll be returning to the hotel first.”
Xiao Mang went in and Gu Feining turned around to walk out of the restaurant, Shi Xi following behind her.
Gu Feining saw Shi Xi was still following her and stopped walking to ask him, “What’s the matter? Are you leaving too?”
“I asked you just now,” Shi Xi’s gaze became devious, “whether you wanted to leave with me or stay behind. You seemed to have chosen the former.”
Gu Feining was speechless. “I chose to return to the hotel.”
“Alright, I’ll return to the hotel too,” Shi Xi followed right next to her. For a famous celebrity that was extremely popular, he was very thick-skinned.
Gu Feining prepared to get into her car to wait for Xiao Mang. She had just gotten inside the car when she saw Yuan Jinyan come out of the restaurant, by Xiao Mang’s side.
Shi Xi was still standing by the car door, preparing to squeeze into Gu Feining’s car as well.
When he saw that Yuan Jinyan had walked out of the restaurant, his reaction was extremely fast as he pulled Gu Feining out of her car, finding his car keys and opening the door of the car next to them. He pushed Gu Feining into the car and sped off right in front of Yuan Jinyan’s eyes.
Gu Feining was a little stunned as she sat in the car. When did she say she needed to avoid Yuan Jinyan?
Not long after, her phone vibrated. She took it out to check and saw Yuan Jinyan had changed his number and messaged her. He was probably worried she would be unwilling to pick up his call, thus he sent a text.
“It’s just a meal, you don’t need to go to such lengths, right?”
Gu Feining was originally in a good mood, but Yuan Jinyan’s actions made her feel annoyed, so she replied, “I’m worried that if I see you, I might vomit out my food from last night.”
After that, she blocked that number.
When she raised her head again to look out of the window, she got a growing suspicion that Shi Xi was driving in a strange direction.
The hotel was not in the city center and was a little out of the way, but Shi Xi was driving into areas that were increasingly crowded, so she felt like he was driving in the wrong direction.
Gu Feining asked him, “Is this the way to the hotel?”
“No,” Shi Xi replied readily. “This is the way to my house.”
Gu Feining instantly was annoyed again. “Why are you taking me to your house?”
Shi Xi turned his head to smile at her. “I’ll cook supper for you when we reach my house.”
Chapter 18
Shi Xi didn’t notice Miao Yi’s expression. He was fully focused on Gu Feining, who was on stage.
Gu Feining looked stunning with the sword.
If she was wearing a traditional customer as well, she would truly resemble a fairy who had descended to earth.
The first time Shi Xi saw Gu Feining, although the situation had been quite unique, he had felt Gu Feining was full of spirit.
He hadn’t expected that for so long, she had hidden well, saying very little to strangers.
The current Gu Feining had a strong sense of vigilance towards male celebrities, and especially towards him. Shi Xi had never thought his popularity would become an obstacle between Gu Feining and himself.
She protected herself firmly, hiding away her light. Only when she stood on stage did her light shine through, unable to remain hidden.
When Gu Feining was on stage, she smiled confidently. It was only when it concerned her field of expertise did she display her confidence. It was just that her expression contained a hint of shyness, probably because she wasn’t used to performing in front of so many people. Acting in shows was different from performing on the spot in a variety show. While acting in shows, if your acting was not good on the first try, you could redo the scene. But in a live program, everything had to be done in one go. The audience would not accompany the actor to film a retake.
When that girl provoked Gu Feining just now, the people present on set had tensed up. Even the director standing at the side was ready to call for the filming to stop.
No one had expected Gu Feining to go on stage.
What was even more unexpected was that she had surprised everyone.
In stark contrast to the girl who performed previously, Gu Feining’s performance had astonished everyone present. She slid the long sword in her hand back into the scabbard and applause rang out. The contestants in her team, who were sitting behind her seat, started to scream hysterically and shout their support for her.
These people had only spent one or two days with her, but they had all accepted her. When she thought of this, Gu Feining was a little proud of herself and felt a sense of achievement.
Ever since Gu Feining had become a mentor, besides trying her best to teach her fans, she hadn’t really revealed her skills. Some braver contestants would choose mentors to act opposite them, or they would ask Shi Xi. Gu Feining rarely got called on. Furthermore, when she acted opposite the contestants, her role would not be very outstanding. Hence, these few days, besides being serious when she gave comments, she didn’t have many opportunities to show off her skills.
Yue Mei had also been extremely worried, worried that Gu Feining did not speak enough and that she was not outstanding enough.
Only at this moment did she finally feel at ease. People with skills like Gu Feining’s were not afraid of going on stage. She only needed to fear that no one would drag her onto the stage.
Gu Feining stepped off the stage and returned to her seat. The host was still amazed. “Teacher Gu, are you going for the Huashan Discussion on the sword this year? You’ve hidden your skills very well!”
Gu Feining laughed and waved her hands, lowering her head to put her shoes back on. A staff member came over to help her adjust her microphone.
She hadn’t been keen to go on-stage, but that contestant was just too forceful. If she didn’t, that girl would probably have become more presumptuous.
When she checked that contestant’s information, she noticed she had been sent to this show by a large company. It was probably because she started from such a high point that she became so arrogant.
The host asked the girl, “Are you satisfied with Teacher Gu’s performance?”
The contestant probably hadn’t expected the mentor she looked down upon to actually have such excellent skills. The girl’s expression was one of awkwardness. When she spoke, she started to stammer, “Teacher Gu… Is very brilliant⎯⎯”
She was no longer as arrogant as before and her tone became a lot softer. “If Teacher Gu doesn’t pass me, I will accept it. At the start, I felt that if she couldn’t even reach my level, she had no right to criticize me. Now, I realized I was too conceited.”
She had likely noticed her current situation wasn’t looking good and that she had to retreat to progress forward.
Zhong Lin also came forward to ease the atmosphere, praising the girl. It seemed they wanted to give the girl a pass.
Gu Feining had settled down and was already sitting in her seat. She maintained a professional smile as she directly eliminated the girl. “You have good skills and advantages of your own. If you’re lacking, you can learn and make up for it. If your acting skills are lacking, we can teach you bit by bit. But you need to know that in this industry, your attitude is very important as well. Your ability will decide what kind of roles you can get and what kind of jobs you attain while your attitude decides how far you can go. You’re too arrogant, and this stage is unsuitable for you. I hope that in the future, you can get rid of your arrogance and be a down-to-earth actor.”
Gu Feining had made her attitude clear. She did not care about what the other mentors, the screenwriter, and the director thought.
Zhong Lin had always been the kind of person that only said good things so as not to offend people. He looked at Teacher Gu, asking him if he had anything to say.
In contrast, Teacher Gu was a strict person. It seemed he hadn’t expected his contestant to go against a mentor publicly on-stage. After all, she had been very meek in front of him. He did not say much and only said, “Before becoming an actor, you first need to learn how to be a person.”
Only then did Zhong Lin vote against the girl. However, he still said good things, saying that this girl had quite a personality and he hoped that her future would be bright.
The director and the screenwriter also didn’t speak politely. The director said if this girl came to act in one of his shows, he would be unable to bear it. The screenwriter directly voted against it, not stating his reason.
When it became Shi Xi’s turn, he only remained sat on his seat, wearing a serious expression. When the host asked him if he had anything to say to the contestant, Shi Xi said, “I hope this contestant can apologize to Teacher Gu.”
Shi Xi’s expression was stern and the host had never thought Shi Xi, who barely spoke, would say something like that so suddenly. The host felt like the stage today was full of hostility, and that he might accidentally get pulled into the mess.
Judging by Shi Xi’s expression, it did not seem like he was joking. Although that contestant was unwilling, she still apologized, her attitude was not bad. She thanked the mentors for the comments they gave her today and said that she would be a down-to-earth actor in the future. Gu Feining also accepted it. She didn’t care whether the girl apologized or not. She knew that in the future, this girl would probably hate her a lot.
After that, they finally got past the whole segment.
Miao Yi started to move again, taking a seat near Gu Feining. She leaned against the back of Gu Feining’s chair and asked her, “Have you ever felt that Shi Xi… acts quite strangely when it comes to you?”
Gu Feining was still wearing a microphone and did not dare to speak. She was worried her voice would be recorded so she just hit Miao Yi’s forehead, making her return to her seat.
Gu Feining took a look at Shi Xi secretively and it happened that Shi Xi was also looking at her. Their gazes met and Shi Xi smiled. Gu Feining frowned and turned her head to the side. Did this person not know that his smile was a killer? The girls behind her started to scream a bit, saying Shi Xi had smiled at them.
After this incident, the contestants had much better attitudes. The people who had originally looked down on Gu Feining were now respectful, listening properly to Gu Feining’s suggestions. In fact, when they put down their prejudices, they found that Gu Feining’s suggestions were actually practical ones.
Gu Feining also saw the female lead that had been decided by the production team internally. She was indeed pretty, young, and full of vigor, daring to act and to try new things. Although her acting skills were still lacking, she accepted the mentors’ opinions humbly. Zhong Lin had her act a scene with Shi Xi on the spot and it wasn’t bad. After that, everyone gave her a pass.
The filming only ended at ten. Filming three episodes of the show within two days really took a toll on everyone.
Gu Feining returned to her dressing room and changed, preparing to return to the hotel when a staff member came over and talked about eating supper together with everyone.
Gu Feining thought about how she would have nothing to do even after returning to the hotel and agreed. She got in her car and instructed her driver to follow the production team’s car to the restaurant. Gu Feining saw the production team was willing to spend a lot of money as the place they chose was a well-known restaurant. With the staff members eating as well, they were probably going to spend so much money that they might even finish the show’s budget.
Gu Feining got off the car in a good mood. She had just entered when Shi Xi walked over, standing in front of the two of them and blocking their path.
“What’s the matter?” Gu Feining wanted to walk around Shi Xi but was unable to.
“Yuan Jinyan is inside,” Shi Xi’s expression was calm as he asked Gu Feining, “Do you want to leave with me or stay behind?”
Gu Feining hadn’t expected Yuan Jinyan to come here.
“Yuan Jinyan was filming a program next door and waited for us to finish filming to treat us to supper.”
Gu Feining understood immediately. She couldn’t tell whether this matter had anything to do with her or Shi Xi, but if Yuan Jinyan was present during supper, she would find it hard to enjoy the meal. She turned to speak to Xiao Mang, “Please go in and help me tell the director, Teacher Gu, and the rest that I have something that came up suddenly and I’ll be returning to the hotel first.”
Xiao Mang went in and Gu Feining turned around to walk out of the restaurant, Shi Xi following behind her.
Gu Feining saw Shi Xi was still following her and stopped walking to ask him, “What’s the matter? Are you leaving too?”
“I asked you just now,” Shi Xi’s gaze became devious, “whether you wanted to leave with me or stay behind. You seemed to have chosen the former.”
Gu Feining was speechless. “I chose to return to the hotel.”
“Alright, I’ll return to the hotel too,” Shi Xi followed right next to her. For a famous celebrity that was extremely popular, he was very thick-skinned.
Gu Feining prepared to get into her car to wait for Xiao Mang. She had just gotten inside the car when she saw Yuan Jinyan come out of the restaurant, by Xiao Mang’s side.
Shi Xi was still standing by the car door, preparing to squeeze into Gu Feining’s car as well.
When he saw that Yuan Jinyan had walked out of the restaurant, his reaction was extremely fast as he pulled Gu Feining out of her car, finding his car keys and opening the door of the car next to them. He pushed Gu Feining into the car and sped off right in front of Yuan Jinyan’s eyes.
Gu Feining was a little stunned as she sat in the car. When did she say she needed to avoid Yuan Jinyan?
Not long after, her phone vibrated. She took it out to check and saw Yuan Jinyan had changed his number and messaged her. He was probably worried she would be unwilling to pick up his call, thus he sent a text.
“It’s just a meal, you don’t need to go to such lengths, right?”
Gu Feining was originally in a good mood, but Yuan Jinyan’s actions made her feel annoyed, so she replied, “I’m worried that if I see you, I might vomit out my food from last night.”
After that, she blocked that number.
When she raised her head again to look out of the window, she got a growing suspicion that Shi Xi was driving in a strange direction.
The hotel was not in the city center and was a little out of the way, but Shi Xi was driving into areas that were increasingly crowded, so she felt like he was driving in the wrong direction.
Gu Feining asked him, “Is this the way to the hotel?”
“No,” Shi Xi replied readily. “This is the way to my house.”
Gu Feining instantly was annoyed again. “Why are you taking me to your house?”
Shi Xi turned his head to smile at her. “I’ll cook supper for you when we reach my house.”
